Method and apparatus for following an operator and locking onto a retroreflector with a laser tracker
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1. A three-dimensional (3D) coordinate measurement system, comprising:
- a retroreflector;
a laser tracker including;
a first light source configured to emit a first beam of light from the laser tracker;
a structure rotatable about a first axis and a second axis;
a second light source;
a first camera proximate the second light source; and
a processor responsive to executable instructions which when executed by the processor is operable to;
in a first instance, determine that a follow-operator gesture has been given by an operator and in response rotate the structure to follow movement of the operator; and
in a second instance, determine that a lock-on gesture has been given by the operator and in response, steer the first beam of light onto the retroreflector.
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Abstract
A method for measuring three-dimensional (3D) coordinates includes providing a retroreflector and a laser tracker. In a first instance, an operator gives a follow-operator gesture. The laser tracker responds by following movement of the operator. In a second instance, the operator gives a lock-on gesture. The laser tracker responds by steering a beam of light onto the retroreflector.
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20 Claims
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1. A three-dimensional (3D) coordinate measurement system, comprising:
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a retroreflector; a laser tracker including; a first light source configured to emit a first beam of light from the laser tracker; a structure rotatable about a first axis and a second axis; a second light source; a first camera proximate the second light source; and a processor responsive to executable instructions which when executed by the processor is operable to; in a first instance, determine that a follow-operator gesture has been given by an operator and in response rotate the structure to follow movement of the operator; and in a second instance, determine that a lock-on gesture has been given by the operator and in response, steer the first beam of light onto the retroreflector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for measuring three-dimensional (3D) coordinates comprising:
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providing a retroreflector and a laser tracker, the laser tracker including a first light source configured to emit a first beam of light, a structure rotatable about a first axis and a second axis, a second light source, a first camera proximate the second light source, and a processor; in a first instance; giving by an operator a follow-operator gesture; responding with the processor, executing executable instructions, to the follow-operator gesture by rotating the structure to follow movement of the operator; in a second instance; giving by the operator a lock-on gesture; responding with the processor, executing executable instructions, to the lock-on gesture by steering the first beam of light onto the retroreflector. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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